CVE-2012-5526 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-5526: CGI.pm module before 3.63 for Perl does not properly escape newlines in (1) Set-Cookie or (2) P3P headers, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary headers into responses from applications that use CGI.pm.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-5526 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcgi-pm-perl→ fixed in3.61-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcgi-pm-perl
```
perl→ fixed in5.14.2-16urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcgi-pm-perl→ fixed in3.61-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcgi-pm-perl
```
perl→ fixed in5.14.2-16urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libcgi-pm-perl→ fixed in3.61-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libcgi-pm-perl
```
perl→ fixed in5.14.2-16urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y perl
```

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